Girls Basketball: Montini routs Vernon Hills for third straight title
NORMAL, Ill. – Teutopolis. Bolingbrook. And now, Montini. The girls basketball powerhouse from the western suburbs joined some elite company in the IHSA Class 3A …
- Apr 23, 2012
Girls Basketball: Vernon Hills advances to 3A finals
NORMAL – Vernon Hills sophomore guard Sydney Smith compared the Cougars to the media darling of the east coast. “Before the game we used the …
- Apr 23, 2012
Girls Basketball: State finals ‘different’ this time for Young
NORMAL — The IHSA deprived basketball fans around the state from witnessing one of the best girls high school games ever played and two of …
- Apr 23, 2012
Girls Basketball: Webb’s double-double leads Vernon Hills by Belvidere North
Despite being only a sophomore, Vernon Hills star Lauren Webb has been taught well in the art of talking about the team. And so that’s …
- Apr 23, 2012
Girls Basketball: Julie Pecht hits game-winner at the buzzer
Julie Pecht’s only two points of the game were on a put-back at the buzzer, and they gave Vernon Hills a 40-39 victory over Grayslake …
- Apr 23, 2012
Girls Basketball: Vernon Hills advances to sectional final
Vernon Hills’ size proved too much for Carmel Catholic on Tuesday as the Cougars won 46-33 in the semifinals of the Class 3A St. Viator …
- Mar 8, 2012
Girls Basketball: Libertyville tops Vernon Hills for title
Alex Haley scored a game-high 20 points and Libertyville held Vernon Hills scoreless in the last 6:04 of the game as the Wildcats won their …
- Feb 14, 2012
Girls Basketball: Zion-Benton’s late run downs Vernon Hills
Zion-Benton scored the game’s final 14 points as the Zee-Bees stunned highly-regarded Vernon Hills 51-37 on Thursday night. Vernon Hills (20-4) didn’t look like a …
- Feb 9, 2012
Girls Basketball: Trinity cruises past Vernon Hills
Alyssa Dengler drained her first four three-pointers against Vernon Hills to put No. 4 Trinity in the driver’s seat and the Blazers never eased off …
- Jan 30, 2012
Girls Basketball: Sydney Smith paces Vernon Hills to victory
Vernon Hills’ stingy defense was on display Thursday night in dominant fashion against Lakes, fueling the Cougars’ fast-break offense to a 75-50 victory. Sophomore Sydney …
- Jan 14, 2012
Girls Basketball: Vernon Hills downs Mundelein to take 5th in tourney
Mundelein couldn’t find an answer to Vernon Hill’s size in the paint, losing the fifth-place game of its own holiday tournament, 50-39, on Thursday morning. …
- Dec 28, 2011
Girls Basketball: Grayslake Central holds off Vernon Hills
The names and faces change, but the winning continues for Grayslake Central’s girls basketball team. Tuesday night, the Rams fought off highly touted Vernon Hills …
- Dec 7, 2011
Vernon Hilles gets by Lakes
Vernon Hills 45, Lakes 39: Sydney Smith (13 points, seven rebounds), Mary Bennett-Swanson (eight points, eight rebounds) and Brie Bahlmann (eight points) all contributed for …
- Jan 18, 2011










